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Sep 7, 2011CNN
(CNN) -- Virtually all smartphones now include a built-in GPS receiver to enable location tracking, but only 55% of U.S. smartphone owners have used their phone's GPS to help get local directions. That's according to Read More
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Sep 6, 2011Washington Post
Not many people are “checking in” using services such as Foursquare and Gowalla, but over a quarter of Americans are checking out their surroundings using location-based services. The latest research from Pew’s Internet and American Lif...
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Sep 6, 2011AFP
One in four Americans uses their cellphone to get directions or to receive recommendations about nearby attractions based on their present location, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The survey by the Pew Research Center's Int...
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